Mathematics

söndag 8 mars 2015

Newsletter Week 11

Newsletter Week 11

Dear Parents

It is a pleasure to have the opportunity to communicate with you once more.

Concentration

The children have been quite unable to focus and to stay on tasks. In the first two days it was almost as it was in the first weeks. I appeal to all the parents who have contributed to talking their children into focusing on their school to continue to do that. It is amazing that some boys who were never a problem in the class are becoming pretty rebellious and unruly. Let us kindly join hands towards creating a conducive learning environment for the children.

English

We have basically been polishing the Grammar, Vocabulary and Comprehension tasks. I concentrated on scaffolding the children to make their comprehension answers complete sentences. Some children are rushing over their work a little too much just to complete the homework this has resulted in the reducing the quality of the work and the presentation not neat as it was before. Let us help one another to monitor the quality of the work.

Movies

We watched a movie at Zita that evokedstrong feelings of pity. The movie was in the post apartheid era in South Africa. It related how a talented boy called Felix succeeded in becoming a great saxophone player in despite of the hardships he experienced as a child. Many children were inspired by the movie.

Natural Sciences

The children managed to construct vehicles out of their own fantasies and tested their ability to move. We will be going to a more serious phase of the construction where the children will incorporate practical effects of weight, force, friction, elasticity and work. This area of study is great fun to the children.

The Circulation Library

I am unable to borrow more class sets of books since 3 copies of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory have not been handed in by the students. Please help to check at home in case a child forgot to hand in a copy. It will be a shame to kill the enthusiasm the children have for reading a class set of books just because of being unable to hand in all books.

Homework

The worksheets that the children have in English should be completed. I have issued worksheets for Mathematics and English for homework. A test will be issued centred on the topic: Time. A spelling test will also be done on Friday week 11.

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Johannes school

About the class

Class 6b is a bi-lingual class consisting of 17 students. The languages of instructions are 50% English and 50% Swedish. The children hail mainly from families with one parent from an Anglophone country and another from Sweden. The children predominantly speak English during their free times.The multicultural diversity makes the class a stimulating environment for children enhancing fruitful ,cultural and academic exchange. The class is a part of Grade 6a and 6c located strategically adjacent to one another enabling easy cooperation, interaction and application of similar routines.

Before entry to classes the teachers of the 6th grade classes have a ceremonial welcome to the children into the classroom. This gesture is an opportunity for the teachers not only to warmly welcome the children to the class but also to identify that all children are in a receptive mood for studies.